>       A long time ago, one of my tapes (Dailydumps7) got out of order ...
>       My question is, how do I get it back in order?  ...

First, you need to be certain it does not contain any useful backups.
One way is to do this:

  find <curinfo> -name info | xargs grep Dailydumps7

If it finds any matches, the tape still holds an image that would be
required for a full restore.

Even if it doesn't find any matches, the tape still holds valid dumps
for that day, so be careful.

Assuming it's "idle enough", edit tapelist (tapelist.yesterday may be
ignored) and move the Dailydumps7 line **below** Dailydumps8.  Then change
the datestamp on the Dailydumps7 to be the same as Dailydumps8.

20010524 Dailydumps12 reuse
20010524 Dailydumps11 reuse
20010523 Dailydumps10 reuse
20010522 Dailydumps9 reuse
20010521 Dailydumps8 reuse
20010521 Dailydumps7 reuse
20010518 Dailydumps6 reuse
20010517 Dailydumps5 reuse
20010516 Dailydumps4 reuse
20010515 Dailydumps3 reuse
20010514 Dailydumps2 reuse
20010512 Dailydumps1 reuse
20010511 Dailydumps0 reuse
20010511 Dailydumps15 reuse
20010509 Dailydumps14 reuse
20010508 Dailydumps13 reuse

> Justin Ainsworth

John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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